Metal strip for window and door openings



Nov. 8, 1927.

J. E. DOWELL ET AL.

METAL STRIP FOR WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS Filed Oct. 23, 1926 I Jrvuwniozrl Jiaa 61 Qua/e66 Patented Nov. 8,1927.

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Application filed October 23, 1926. Serial No. 143,617.

This invention. relates to metal strips of the character employed in connection with window and door casings. More especially the invention has reference to metal strips Figure 1 is a broken longitudinal view of a metal strip constructed in accordance with the provisions of this invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section on the line indicated by 22, Figure 1, fragments of a support and a wall being indicated in broken lines.

The metal strip will be made in any suitable length and it is to be understood, that it will preferably be cut and assembled in a manner well understood in this art in the shop prior to delivery at the place ofuse. 7

Referring to the drawings, the metal strip comprises a straight body portion 5 and is bent back upon itself to form a portion 6 .5 turned back over the portion 5 and secured at one end to said portion 5, and an inwardly projecting flange 7 along one edge of the portion 6, the portion 6 and flange 7 forming a hook construction into which the plaster or cement of the wall, indicated at A, can flow when in a plastic condition. The flange 7 is perpendicular to the straight body portion 5. In this particular instance, the portion 6 extends perpendicular to the portion 5 and parallel to the flange 7 but it may be of any other suitable form. An important feature is the flange 7 whichprojects toward the straight portion 5. The portion 5 will be secured by nails, indicated at B, to a support such as that indicated at C.

The strip is bent back upon itself to form a flange 8 which constitutes a blind stop for a casement window or door, and

the member 6, which is L-shaped, joins the flange 8. The shorter leg of the member 6 is indicated at 9 and the flange 7 is inturned along one edge of said leg 9. i

To use the strip, it may be cut and assembled in a manner well understood in this art and then secured in position in the building structure by securing the member 5 to the support C with nails, as indicated at B. I It is to be understood that this form of the invention may be used both for exterior and inter or finish. After the strip is secured to the support C,the plastic cement or plaster will be applied in a well known manner to the lath, not shown, and the inside of the strip in a manner to key some of the plastic material back. of the flange 7. The plastic material will be finished off at the 7 and it will be noted, that the cementitious material at the juncture of the flange 7 is removed sufliciently far from the opening that the metal strip bounds so as to insure against breaking out of said portion of cem entitious material. i

The invention described above is a substitute for the ordinary door and window casings and, besides, provides a flashing and a finished plaster ground.

We claim: r

1 A metal strip of the character described comprising a straight body portion, the strip bent upon itself to form a blind stop and to form a member bent over the straight body portion, and a flange extending along the edge of the bent over member and projecting inwardlytoward the'straight body portion, the flange being perpendicular to the plane of the straight body portion, and the flange surface flush with the outer end of the flange and bent over member together constituting key cementitious material.

3. A metal strip of the character described comprising a straight body portion, the strip bent upon itself to form an L-shape member gether constituting a hook'shape member to bent over the straight body portion, and a hook shape member to key cementitious maflange extending along the edge of the bent terial.

over member and projecting inwardly to- Signed at Glendale, Calif, this llth day 10 vward the straight body portion, the flange of September, 1926.

I being perpendicular to the plane of the JESSE E. DOWELL.

straight body portion, and the flange and JOHN FRANK DOWELL.

bent over member together constituting a MANLEY O. DOWELL. 

